Aug 30, 2022
Not sure why, but this feels like such a satisfying conclusion....it feels like a new beginning.
At first, the concept of a human living among monsters didn't seem that special to me, it felt like it's been done before or something. Like Walker, I thought it was supposed to be some mystery world where Kiro and Ai, the only two humans must survive and figure out the truth about the world, hence the name, "Are you Real?" It made me question why there were monsters everywhere and how the hell Kiro ended up in such a situation in the first place.
In reality, it was never about questioning "WHY" there were monsters, but questioning "WHO" the monsters were. They were essentially meant to represent a person, like an actual human being, just having an animalistic appearance. The further I read through the series, the less I started to care about what everyone else looked like. Why? Because I saw them as people. It didn't matter who was human anymore. The cowboy writer was able to show off their personalities quite well, making me able to relate with some the characters. Well, not everyone was able to develop at a good point (like Ai), but I'm guessing that sort of thing might up in the story's future.
The descriptions of the world feel so pretty, not exactly deep world-building, it's more like the surroundings. Like I said, it was never about figuring out the world, but living in it. Living among the monsters.....no. More like living among people.
This might be one of the only times I can say I'm proud of reading a novel about furries.
